I am new to programming and am trying to use my powerbook at school, which of course is dominated by pc's. I have written very simple code in C using vi in terminal, but i dont know how to compile or run my code. Thanks for the help!!
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macOS Help Compiling C Code
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peterparker said:
well my file name is test.c
and if i tpye in gcc test.c -o test
i get this error
-bash: gcc: command not found
i dont know if this means i need to install gcc or not and if I do where can i get it thanks alot!
jackfrost9p said:
I don't have my disks with me at the moment , but I think xcode is on the Tiger disk. If not http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/index.html
peterparker said:
well i dont have my disk and i am not a developer, is there any other way to do it. Thanks alot you have been very helpful!
jackfrost9p said:
Its free to become a developer. On the link he posted, there's a link to sign up. Once you do that then you can download Xcode
Actually, you don't have to be a programmer by proffession to download x-code. I know I am not, I just gave some information and they let me download X-Code.jackfrost9p said:
Here is what you will do:
Download X-Code and install it. Then make a new project. In the next dialog that appears you will see a selection of project types you wish to create. Choose "Carbon Bundle". That's it.
In the window that appears, just write the code, compile it and run it. You don't have to use the terminal or any other debugger, X-Code is just what you need.
I started just like that C++ programming.
jackfrost9p said:
Code:
./a.outbut here's a better (right) way to compile:
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gcc test.c -o test
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./test
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./a.outa.out is a default program name if you don't specify what you wnat your program to be called
Good luck.